Hanger for storm sashes and screens



Aug. 13, 1942. G. HUMMER 2,293,4o

HANGER FOR STORM SASHES AND SCREENS Filed Jan. 14, 1942 Patenta& Aug. s, 1942 UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE Application January 14, 1942, Serial No. 426,'739 3 Cla ims. (CI. 16-171) This invention relates to improvements in hangers for storm sashes, screens and the like anclmore particularly the invention is concerned with hangers of the kind which, when employed in connection with storm sashes, are adapted to permit the latter to be adjusted in the window casings in which they are installed to positions which will provide for and promote the circulatlon of air between their marginal edges and the walls of the casings One object of the invention is to provide a hanger which is inexpensive in design, simple to apply and which will enable a storm sash or screen tobe hung, opened (in the case of a storm sash) and removed with facility.

A further object is to provide a hanger which does not detract from the appearance of the Window casing, the parts carried by the casing being so located that they are inc'onspicuous ,and are protected to a substantial degree from the elements.

A still further object is to provide a hanger member I 1 having a horizontal top section s which is secured to the under side of the head casing and a depending back section 19 'which is secured to the front face of the blind stop !5,

suitable holes 20 being formed in the said sections to accommodate attaching screws 2l.

A continuous transversely extending slot 22 is formed in the top and back sections of each angle member, preferably substantially midway between the ends of the latter. The portion 23 of the slot formed in the top section of the angle .member is narrow at its outerend and flares slightly at its Inner end toward the juncture of i the top and back sections, the flared end of the which will enable the securement of a storm sash in an open position in such. a manner that vibration will be prevented.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figura 1 is a front elevational view of storm sash hung in a window casingwith hangers em- 4 bodying the features of the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken along line 2-2 of Figura 1, the sash being shown in full lines in a closed position and in dotted lines in the position to which it must be swung before it can be removed. i

i Figure 3, is a similar section wherein the sash is illustrated in its normal open position.

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken along line 4- 4 of Figure 3. i

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken along line 5- 5 of the same figure.

Figura 6 is a plan View of a blank from which the lower sash fastening is formed. Figure 7 is a similar view of a blank from which the hanger is formed.

Figura 8 is a perspective View of the hanger.

Figure 9 is a similar view of the lower festenng. i

A pair of hangers,` indicated generallyat o and ll, is illustrated in Figura 1 in connection with a storm sash l2, the frame |3 in which the said sash is hung being of conventional constructicn and including a head casing l4, horizontal and vertical blind stops |5 and |5a, respectively,

and a sill !6. E ach hanger includes an angle formed in the narrow portion of the slot being bounded by upwardly extending projections 24 and the portion 25 of the slot formed in the back section of the angle member being enlarged and communicating with the flared end of the narrow portion of the slot.

The slots 22 acconmodate screws 26 which are carried by thetop cross member 2T of the sash |2. The heads 28 of the said screws are spaced from the member 21 by shanks 29, mortises 30 being formed in the head casing 44 and blind stop |5 to accommodate'the angle members I'l and the screws 26. In the closed position of the sash (full-line position in Figura 2) the shanks of the screws 26 engage the outer ends of the narrow portions of the slots 22 to hold the upper part of the sash against the blind steps, any

suitable means being employed to hold the lower part of the sash in place.

The sash may be opened when desired, assuming the securing means for the lower part has been released, by pushing the lower part outwardly until it clears the sill IB. The sash may then be lowered until the heads 28 of the screws rest upon the top sections of the angle members in front of upwardly and rearwardly inclined shoulders 3! provided by the projections 24 (see Figure 3). To cooperate with the hangers o and II in securing the sash in its open position a fastening 32 is secured to the lower horizontal frame member 33 of the sash substantially mid way between the sides thereof. The said fastening is in the form of an angle member and has a vertical back section 34 which is secured to' the rear face of the 'frame member 33 and a'horizontal forwardly extending bottom section 34a which is secured to the under side of the frame member, suitable holes 35 being formed in the said sections to accommodate attaching 'screws 36 (Figure 5) A continuous elongated slot 31 is back and bottom sections of the fastening preferably midway between the ends of the latter. The portion 38 of the slot which is formed in the section 34 is narrow while the portion 39 which is formed in the section 34a is enlarged, the narrow and enlarged portions of the slot communicating with one another at the juncture of the two sections of the fastening.

As the 'sash l2 is lowered in themanner described the head 40 (Figure 3) of a screw 4I which is carried by the front face of the sill !6 enters the enlarged portion 39 of the slot 31 in `the fastening and the shank of the screw enters the narrow portion 38 of the slot, a mortise 43 being formed in the sash member 33 to accommodate the fastening and-the head of thescrew. Preferably the screw 4! is adjusted so that as the heads of the screws 26 of the hangers o and I I are seated upon the angle members IT in front of the projections 24, the head of the screw 4| acts against the walls of the fastening 32 at opposite sides of the narrow portion of the slot 31 to wedge the lower sash member 33 against the outer face of the sill. The sash, therefore, will be secured rmly against vibration, or rattling, in an open position in which substantial clearances are provided at its top and along its sides for the circulation oi air.

The sash may be removed, assuming it is secured in the open position illustrated in Figure 3, by elevating it to disengage the fastening 32 from the screw 4| and then `s`winging it outwardly to the dotted-line position indicated in Figure 2. When the sash occupie such an angular position it may be moved edgewise in the direction of the window casing while being elevated slightly to cause the heads of the screws 26 to ride up, or pass over, the projections 24. ``When the heads of the screws pass behind the said projections the sash may be lowered slightly and moved edgewise in substantially the same plane to withdraw them through the enlarged portions of the slots 22, ithereby disconnecting the screws-from the angle members IT.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, it will be noted that regardless of the angular position of the sash or themanner in which it is elevated and lowered during opening and closing Operations it cannot become detached until it is first swung outwardly to an angular position substantially beyond its normal open position. For example, any movement, whether by accident or otherwise, of the top frame member 21 of the sash toward a position to move the heads of the screws 26 behind the projections 24 and toward the enlarged portions of the slots 22 when the sash occupies any normal angular position, will cause the rear corners of the top frame member to engage the blind stops Ia and arrest such movement. Such engagement of the upper corners of the sash with the blind stops will always occur unless the sash is first swung outwardly substantially beyond any angularvposition which it may be caused to assume in adjusting it from a closed position to an open position, or vice versa. Accidental or unintentional detachment of the sash is thus prevented.

A comparison of the angle members IT of the hangers IU and ll and the fastening 32 (see Figures 8 and 9) illustrates the permissible similarity in design of these parts, the fastening differing from the angle members of the hangers only in the respect that the narrow portion of the transverse slot is of a uniform width and in the respect that the projections at the entrance to the narrow portion of the slot have been connection with the hangers o and ll and that illustrated is intended by way of example only.

I claim as my invention:

1. A hanger which is adapted to be secured to the header of a window'casing for cooperation with the shank and head of an element carried by a topvpart of a frame of the character described, said hanger being angular, being adapted to be attached to said header in such a manner that one section is substantially horizontal while another section is substantially vertical, and being formed with a slot having narrow and enlarged communicating portions located respectively in the horizontal and vertical sections of said member, the shank of said element supporting said head a substantial distance above said top part, the narrow portion of said slot accommodating said shank which engages a wall thereof in the closed position of said frame to hold said top part against outward movement and which is adjustable in the narrow portion of the slot to permit the lower part of the frame to be* swung outwardly and the frame to be lowered bodily to a normal open position in which clearances are provided at its top and sides for ventilating purposes and in which said head engages said hanger to suspend said frame in said normal open position, said element being disengaged from said hanger to permit removal of the frame by swinging the lower part thereof further outwardly beyond said normal open position to enable said shank to be adjusted in said slot to a position which will permit said head to be withdrawn through said enlarged portion.

2. A hanger which is adapted to be secured to 'the header of a, window`casing for cooperation with the shank and head of an element carried by the top part of a frame of the character described, said hanger being angular, being attached to said header in such a manner that one section is substantially horizontal while another section is substantially vertical, and being iormed with a continuous slot having a narrow portion located in said horizontal section and an enlarged i portion located in said vertical section, the shank of said element supporting said head a substantial distance above said top part, and projections on said horizontal section adjacent the i juncture of said horizontal and vertical sections and at opposite sides of the narrow portion of said slot, the narrow portion of said slot normally accommodating said shank which engages a wall thereof in the closed position of said frame to hold said top part against outward movement and which is adjustable in the narrow portion of the slot to permit the lower part of the frame to be swung outwardly and the frame to belowered bodily to a normal open position in which clearances are provided at its top and sides for ventilating purposes and in which said head engages said hanger in front of said projections, said element being disengaged ,from said hanger to permit removal of the frame by swinging the lower part of the latter further outwardly beyond said normal open position to enable said shank to be adjusted in said slot to a position which will permit said head to be elevated high enough to clear said projections and thereaiter to be withdrawn through said enlarged portion.

3. A hanger which is adapted to be Secured to the header of a window'casing for cooperation with the shank and head of an element carried by a top part of a frame of the character described, said shank supporting said head a. substantial distance ab ve said top part and said hanger being formed with a continuous slot having a narrow front portionand a communicating enlarged rear portion, and projections at the opposite sides of said slot at'the juncture of said narrow and enlarged portion& the narrow portion of said slot accommodating said shank which engages a wall thereof in the closed position of said frameto hold said top part against outward movement and which is angularly and axially adjustable in the narrow portion of the slot to permt the frame to be swung outwardly and lowered to a, normal open position in which clearances are provided at its top and sides for ventilating purposes and in which said head engages said hanger in front of said projections, said element being disengaged from said hanger to permit removal of the frame by swinging the Iatter further outwardly beyond said normal open position to enable said shank to be adjusted in the slot so that said head can be elevated to clear said projections and the'eafter withdrawn through said enlarged portion.

- GEORGE HUMMER. 

